Kermia margaritifera

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Kermia margaritifera
Kermia margaritifera 001.jpg
Shell of Kermia margaritifera
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Kermia
Species:
K. margaritifera
Binomial name
Kermia margaritifera
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathurina foraminata (Reeve, L.A., 1845) (nomen dubium)
  • Mangilia margaritifera (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pleurotoma margaritifera Reeve, 1846 (original combination)

Kermia margaritifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description[]

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

The whorls are rounded or very slightly shouldered, reticulated by longitudinal and revolving fine ribs and lines. The color is yellowish brown, tinged with chestnut, sometimes forming an indistinct central band. [2]

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Persian Gulf and off India.

References[]

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kermia margaritifera (Reeve, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596311 on 2019-07-17
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Reeve, L.A. 1843–1846. Monograph of the Genus Pleurotoma. Conchologia Iconica, or Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. Vol. 1. London: Reeve Brothers, pls 1–18 (1843), pl. 19 (1844), pls 20–33 (1845), pls 34–40 + index and errata (1846)

External links[]

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
  • Kilburn, R. N. (2009). Genus Kermia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae: Raphitominae) in South African Waters, with Observations on the Identities of Related Extralimital Species. African Invertebrates. 50(2): 217-236
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